Grim cities vie for horror film infamy
The organizers of Edmonton’s horror film festival, DEDfest, never pass up an opportunity to promote the city to its visiting VIPs as an ideal place to shoot their next slash-fest or zombie-romp. But like the horny camp counsellors at Camp Crystal Lake in Friday the 13th, Edmonton isn’t alone. There are other cities lurking out […]
Oilers hero sour on Lance Armstrong memorabilia
Georges Laraque owns three limited-edition replicas of the Trek bicycles that Lance Armstrong rode during his latter Tour de France victories, two of them autographed, one even decorated with 23-karat gold frame panels – and the former Edmonton Oiler can’t even stand to look at them anymore. “I got sick to my stomach because I […]
Play me a memory: CBC’s Bosendorfer sold to the ESO
Some have called it Edmonton’s most-recorded piano, and as CBC Edmonton’s house keyboard for close to 30 years, the claim may have some merit. But when the broadcaster announced earlier this year that it was axing its local recording unit, it realized there wasn’t much point in keeping its magnificent seven-foot Bosendorfer that had been […]
WAR ON GRAFFITI: Tagger’s distinctive style leads to charges
Edmonton police used information seized during a June raid at the Paint Spot art gallery to get a warrant to search a graffiti suspect’s home. According to the public court document used to get the warrant submitted by Const. Ryan Katchur, who identifies himself as the Northeast division graffiti resource officer, investigators appear to have […]
LAWBREAKERS BEWARE: Local bicycle vigilante will mess you up
He rides through Edmonton with his U-lock hanging from a special loop on his hip, ready to swing it at bike thieves or drivers who piss him off. He’s a bit like Batman, or maybe Dirty Harry – avenging wrongs committed against cyclists. He even wears body armour, although technically it’s part of his mountain […]
Hollywood star wants to shoot horror movies in Deadmonton
Edmonton’s efforts to promote itself as the perfect place to shoot horror movies could get a big boost if a Hollywood star, best known for battling a time travelling robot with an Austrian accent, decides to shoot three movies here next year. Actor/producer Michael Biehn recently scouted film locations among the empty buildings of Alberta […]
GRAFFITI CRACKDOWN: Police seize artwork from gallery opening
The owner of an Edmonton arts supplies store and gallery where police seized dozens of pieces of graffiti art this week says the raid will likely discourage illegal artists from going legitimate. Kim Fjordbotten, owner of The Paint Spot on Whyte Avenue, says six officers showed up at her business on June 14 shortly before […]
CYCLEROTIC TALES: Nice wheels, and the bike ain’t bad either
The following is from a news release by the Winnipeg Police that was issued on June 1 – the first day of Bike Month: A 21-year-old female was walking in the area of the St. James Cemetery when she noticed a man on a bike pass her a number of times. The female continued walking […]
BIKE MONTH: Riding high is not a crime
Each year in June, local cyclists celebrate something called Bike Month and we get to see lots of wholesome news stories that extol the environmental and physical benefits of bicycles. We’re not doing that here. We’re focusing our Bike Month stories on some of the things cyclists don’t mention when they’re being interviewed by The […]
LIVE TO WORK, WORK TO LIVE: Zoning proposals good news for city artists
In the movies, artists live in studios in giant empty warehouses because the rent is low and there’s plenty of work space. They sleep next to their sculptures and paintings, and other artists ride the freight elevator up to attend their cool parties. Here in Edmonton, that would be illegal. There’s a movement at work […]
